The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-06-11
Qfr6m the Mauch Chunk Times; June 4th)
To E. H. Rauch, of the Mauch Chnnk Demo-

To E. H. Rauch, of the Mauch Chnnk DemcE
crat. :
For some special reason best known to YOUR
self, In your editorial couhhs of this date, YOU
rise the question and throw cut the base lnsinha-
tion in relation 90 the call for the democratic
County Coiiiihlttde nieetlng TO select delegates
to the State Conventions; which is published in
your paper over My signature as Chairman, that
IL may have been "done for SOME sbecidl ptrpOse
not nOv taOpn 10 The public" or "hdt Meir is
tny SORT Of special game tehindhis remarkable
move" The call was issued under the sanction
of the standing rules Of the party with n full
months open public notice to all. rs well as the
publication of a list OF the whole County Com
mittee; 10 complete what the last CountyConven-
ton failed TO attand to- viz the selection OF dele
gates to the stats Convention.
AS you are well aware accepted the chair
manship of the Democratic County Committee
last fall not from choice but FROM duty, after the
position had gone Begging and every prominent
Democrat had eenimpOrtuned to accept 1t but
peremptdrlly refused, fearing that the whole
ticket would be defeated.
Inaquict tunassunilng manner made canvass
OF the County at a late day, assisted by SOME
Democrats ana The result was complete sur
prise to every one. The whole Democratic ticket
of the strongest and most popular ineh ia the
Republican party while d,f candidate for
Governor received one of the largest niajdritles
the County ever gave in the political history.
settled up my stewardship promptly and paid
you in full iiir all the ticket printing that you
rendered the party, so that between you and
myself know there are no unsettled political
obligations.
Although after the election you had the
unbounded cheek 10 claim the victory as
direct result of the course Of yourself and news
paper Notwithstanding you did your level best
by voice and by trick ID defeat Representative
Bachinah and District Attorney Rapsher in which
you most sgnaly failed.
desire you to distinctly understand that am
Democrat from cl16lce. and because firmly
believe in the principles of the party. am not a
Democrat either fr6m policy OF gain DR. fUr bust
ness, and during my services of % years for the
party of my prefence defy any one To maine a
politicalact Of mine that savors of trickery fraud
or rhypocrieY:
Whether it is your purpose to endeavOr to
belittle me In the eyes OF the Democratic party
of the County Or tO crafty your personal spleen
] care not. IL comes indeed with very bad grace
from such notorious llveldng political trickster
fraud and hypocrite like yourself. whose self
confessed political Jobs, tricks and questionable
games ATE well known 10 many in tis continuity
To aecuse another Of such practices that your
whole life has been an illustration OF. MY
course as chairman being open aud above
board, having endeavDred to do my &h6iB duty
without fear, affection, favor OF reward, leave
to the party to approve or condemn.
II you, Sir, have any charges 10 make against
me, do not pursue the methods Of the skunk, but
make them plain; open ana above board, like a
man, ann as promptly as possible so that they
may be disposed Of
Asa champion "of ways that are
dark and tricks that are vain"
| Twas firmly impressed with when ydi but 4
short time ago in the hallway OF the County
Buildings had the audanlty TO offer me s25 TO
work tile "Mercantlle AppraIsement" job
through for you, with the County Commissioners,
at thesame time adding iii that innocent hypo-
critical way that you have, that you could not
see that Il would be inconsistent with my duty
as county solicitor Such Especial games'
emlnate only from political saints and smacIl-
late refOrmers like yourself, who after the man
ner of the Hesslan OF old invariably fights for
| the most pay Your political principles always
have been and always win be- like the methods
of the buzzard where tile most caTcas is DIT. j.
b. Tweedle, a respectable citizen OF Weatherly, a
few days ago, took your full measure when at a
public house In this town he placed trade dollar
between his thumb and fore finger In front OF
your face, exelalufng, "Rauch this embodies
your principles" So far as TiekeTy and deeep-
tion are coneerned whether p0litieal or other
wise, Sin willing 70 be judged by the people OF
this town and county, but not from such a
weather-cock as you are.
God help the party Or the individual who is
expected to follow the footsteps of such political
hypocrlte as you are,
Z. r. sIEwERs,
Mauoh Chunk, June 4, 1851